World News – Page 236 – Prologue Journal

Qatar halts role as cease-fire broker while panel warns of famine in Gaza

Washington Post Qatar has paused mediation efforts for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying it would resume only when the parties are serious enough to end “the brutal war.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/09/qatar-gaza-israel-famine/

Four people held after attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam

Washington Post Prime Minister Dick Schoof canceled a trip to U.N. climate talks following the attacks, which erupted around a soccer match between Dutch and Israeli teams. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/09/israel-soccer-fan-attack-amsterdam/

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashes towering columns of hot clouds

Fox News Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spewed towering columns of hot ash high into the air Saturday, days after a huge eruption killed nine people and injured dozens of others. Activity at the volcano on the remote island of Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara province, has increased since Monday’s initial eruption. On Thursday,…

Trevor Sorbie, Creator of the Dorothy Hamill ‘Wedge’ Cut, Dies at 75

New York Times Mr. Sorbie, who styled hair for Helen Mirren, the Beach Boys and others, was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for services to British hairdressing. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/style/trevor-sorbie-dead.html

Police, UK pm accused of double standard as suspect indicted for killing 3 girls faces terror related charge

Fox News LONDON—The Merseyside police department in England was forced to admit last month that the force is “restricted” from sharing key information about the July Southport attack that killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, as the alleged attacker now faces terror-related charges. Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, 18, is facing the new…

Playing Favorites

New York Times The foods and music and culture that move us most might not be very good, but that doesn’t diminish their power to comfort and delight. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/briefing/playing-favorites.html

Live Briefing: ‘Imminent’ famine likely in northern Gaza, experts warn in alert

Washington Post The IPC Famine Review Committee said it was clear the worst-case scenario its analysts had developed earlier was “now playing out in areas of the northern Gaza Strip.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/09/israel-iran-war-news-hamas-gaza-palestine/

Australia is still logging the parks meant to become a koala reserve

Washington Post Australia’s koala population is endangered but efforts to create a new sanctuary are contentious, with environmentalists and the forestry industry at loggerheads. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/08/koala-national-park-australia-logging/

Canada sees ‘opportunity’ in these mines. Alaskans see a threat.

Washington Post Indigenous people, environmentalists and lawmakers of both parties fear more mining in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle could pollute Alaska’s waterways. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/09/canada-alaska-mining/

Iran denies involvement in Trump assassination plot outlined in DOJ report: ‘Malicious conspiracy’

Fox News Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed a report released by the Department of Justice on Friday stating that it thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. A criminal complaint filed in a New York City federal court stated that an unnamed official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps told Farhad Shakeri, 51, of…